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" The book of the city of ladies / "
Christine de Pizan ; translated by Earl Jeffrey Richards ; foreword by Marina Warner.
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BL
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848597
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Livre de la cité des dames.English
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| Main Entry
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Christine,de Pisan,approximately 1364-approximately 1431.
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The book of the city of ladies /\ Christine de Pizan ; translated by Earl Jeffrey Richards ; foreword by Marina Warner.
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Persea Books,, ©1982.
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| Series Statement
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New York : Persea Books
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li, 281 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0892550619
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: 089255066X
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: 9780892550616
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: 9780892550661
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| Notes
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Translation of: Le livre de la cité des dames.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Abstract
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Written in 1405. The story opens with Christine wondering why so many great philosophers, orators, and poets consistently malign women in their works. She wonders how their claims could be true when compared to the natural behavior and character of women. Three celestial ladies appear before her. They explain that they have come to explain the causes of anti-feminism and to reveal womankind's true nature. They will also help her build a fortified city, an ideal city, in which all noble women of the past, present, and future can live undisturbed.
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Feminism, Early works to 1800.
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Imaginary conversations.
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Women-- Conduct of life, Early works to 1800.
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Women-- History, Early works to 1800.
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Feminism.
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Imaginary conversations.
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Women-- Conduct of life.
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Women.
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| Dewey Classification
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843/.2
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PQ1575.L56E5 1982
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Richards, Earl Jeffrey.
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